Bethel Church Service
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 14, 2025
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Gathering
Opening
Welcome and Prelude: "Sing Alleluia to the Lord"
Announcements...
Hymn: "Trust and Obey"Call to Worship
Call to Worship, Apostle's Creed and Gloria Patria
Conversations
(00:30) About the Charlie Kirk shooting...
(01:09)..."We the People" is tricky...
(02:20)...time for friendly dialog...
(04:25)...need to pray for our country...and leadership for young people...
(04:50)...he had a following among young people in this country....
(05:30)...not just here
About "How to Fix a Broken Church"...a book by Robert May...
...people aren't going to church any more...
...we don't fix broken things any more
About possible visit by conference representative to help get "unbroken".
Offertory and Doxology
Offering Thanks, Praise......and....singing of the Doxology.Lesson from Proverbs
Linda Cisne reads: "Proverbs 4:1-10"
...and commentary about WisdomJoys, Concerns and Praises
Prayer Concerns...(00:12) Pat Singletary's brother passed away this morning...they'll be driving to Lakeland...
(00:58) Sandra Willis' father-in-law doing well after surgery....
(02:38) ...continued prayers for brother-in-law Steve Summers battling prostate cancer...
(04:12) Linda, friend Danny...is recovering well from open heart surgery last week...
(04:44) Janie reports Craig is "hanging in there" on pain medicine...
(05:08) Judy reports brother not doing well following open heart surgery last week..
(05:30) Sandra reports nephew, Christopher, had bad motorcycle accident...
...major surgery on foot and ankle..
(06:29) Linda's cousin, Margie Powell, passed away in W.Va last week...
...prayers for family
(06:53) Debbie asked prayers for brother's illness being diagnosed at Shands...
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord's PrayerHymn of Preparation
Hymn: "Jesus Calls Us"
The Message
Message Scripture: Luke 15:1-10
Message: Part 1: Teaching...about Parables
Part 2: Sermonizing..."Do Our Values Drive Our Behavior?"
Part 3: A Dream...and a Challenge...Jesus Vision
Closing
Hymn: "Spirit of the Living God"
Gather in center aisle...hold hands...sing the closing chorus...
......and receive the benediction
Fellowship Dinner
Charge Conference planning meeting
There were 10 here for the service today
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